PoCo Karate

PoCo Karate led 2 free classes and a Karate & Kobudo demonstration at the 4th Annual PoCo Sports Festival today!

Spectators were treated to a demonstration of authentic traditional Karate & Kobudo, including historical Katas and partner demonstrations of the original self defence applications contained within. Sensei even demonstrated the power and technique required to punch through 1.5" of pine boards. (150 to 300 Joules of kinetic energy)

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Photo credit: Glenn Arnason

Our condolences go out to the family, friends, and students of Wim Sensei from Pemberton Karate Club. Wim was an extremely knowledgeable, thought provoking, and inspiring Karate and Kobudo instructor. A very likeable and intelligent man, well known for his artistic pursuits and publications, Wim will be dearly missed by us all.

To celebrate the life of an incredible man we want to invite friends of Wim Tewinkel to our home in Poole Creek on June 13th.

We will gather at the home of Wim and Mary Jo Tewinkel at 12pm on June 13th. Let us all mingle and enjoy all the artistic works he has created over the years that span across a multitude of mediums. At 2pm we will have our ceremony and spread his ashes, anyone who wishes to say something is encouraged to do so at that time. We want to hear your stories of Wim and the impact he made on your lives.

Anyone who wishes to attend please private message Audrey May and she will give you the address and add you to the list.

This week we had 6 students testing for their next rank in Karate at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre in Burnaby. It was a real privilege to watch these hard working students give it everything they had at their test. All 6 students passed, including three of our teenage students passing to 1st Kyu (Brown Belt), which is the last step before testing for Black Belt. Amazing! 🔥🔥🔥